Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Take That McDonald's!

I try to avoid McDonald's. They put beef fat in their fries, and the only vegan food on the menu (the baked apple pies...yup, they're vegan) has 5 grams of trans fat per serving! But I occasionally stop in for an iced coffee with no cream when I'm on the road with no Starbucks in sight. The last time I made such a pit stop, I noticed the giant "Southern Chicken Biscuit" sign in the window.

And that inspired me to create this Tofu "Chicken" Biscuit:

I used the Southern Fried Tofu Chicken recipe that I'll be including in my cookbook, as well as my own recipe for flaky Buttermilk Biscuits. For some reason, I felt like the sandwich needed a little mustard too.

Wow, was this delish! I'll definitely be including this as a serving suggestion for the Southern Fried Tofu Chicken in my cookbook.

On the side, I had Fried Corn and a Side Salad:

The fried corn isn't really fried, but that' s what my mom calls it. You do cook it in a skillet, but there's no hot oil involved...just a little soy margarine.

Combine the corn, soymilk, margarine, sugar, and salt in a skillet and cook on medium heat for about 10 minutes. Slowly stir in the flour, and continue cooking for 10 to 15 more minutes or until corn is soft and liquid is absorbed.

25 comments:

Baked apple pies are vegan? I had no idea and just looked it up on their website - it's true! This is not good... I live across the street from the only McD's in town with a 24hour walkup window! I used to love those pies when I was a kid...

(the sandwich looks good, too, I'm just sidetracked by the pie talk!) :)

and yeah - that sucks that mcdonald's offers only 1 vegan item. i thought their fries were cool, but in looking online a few weeks ago - they have "natural beef flavor" which consists of ickies + hydrolyzed milk! grossness! and not that i should be eating anything from there - but it would be nice if their fries were cool...

i can't wait for your cookbook, Bianca! seriously. it's going to be the most glorious thing EVER!

thanks for the recipe for the fried corn! i'm totally going to try that with the last of the local corn we've got! superw00t!

i didn't know that about mc d's i try to avoid them entirely after reading fast food nation and super size me...i just think micky d's is evil. anyway, good move on the fried tofu sandwich. i was always stumped by fast food places calling something "southern." what does that mean? does the sandwich fly the rebel flag and speak with an accent? does the sandwich like to drink mint juleps? does the sandwich go to a big ol' baptist church on sunday, or perhaps have a large sum of money invested in wal-mart?

Now that is some southern cooking for you there! That looks great. That could be a dinner or breakfast sandwich too. It is only 10 am and you got me thinking how good a biscuit and your southern fried tofu would go down with a great big sweeeet Teaaaaa!. You have to hold the vowels or it doesn't sound southern. I simply cannot wait for this cookbook to come out!

What a yummy and comforting meal! I try to avoid McDonalds too, especially since they barely have any options for us vegans but have you tried their Asian Salad minus the chicken? It's heaven on earth!

Why would you want to support a company that so flagrantly sells out the lives of millions of innocent animals and destroys rain forests at the same time?Not to mention that it's brainwashing out children to become obese.

My son has a dairy allergy, and when I contacted McDonald's regarding the apple pie I was told it contains whey powder. Perhaps their ingredients have changed since this thread first began in 2008. I was told by McDonald's that the apple pie is definitely not vegan.

I have a correction to my 7/23/13 post. The information I was given by phone about whey powder was incorrect. I wrote McDonald's asking for a current ingredient list (see below.) No egg or dairy, but still animal sourced dough conditioners.

My name is Bianca ...

About Me

I'm a 9-year vegan, 19-year vegetarian from the Mid-South, not too far from the muddy banks of the Mississippi River. And that means cornbread, butter beans, and collard greens.
These days, I live in Memphis. Check out my cookbook — Cookin' Crunk. It's filled with yummilicious veganized soul food and country classics.